A RADIUM APPPLICATOR.

Radium

This little volume deals briefly and completely with the properties of radium both from a therapeutic and physical point of view. Briefly dealing with the observations on the various phenomena which lead to the discovery of radium itself, the author passes to the physical properties of the element, and goes into the differentiation between the alpha, beta and gamma rays. The relationship existi...

Radium

publication of an up-to-date manual in a concise and convenient form, which should be in the hands of every practitioner. The more widely such knowledge is spread amongst the profession, the sooner will the day arrive when public opinion backed by the medical profession will demand a radium-institute in this country. Until that day arrives practitioners can only equip themselves to advise their...

Radium

Of all the scientific discoveries of the last year one stands pre-eminent, not only from its scientific importance, but als? from the great public interest it has excited. I refer to discovery by Mons. and Madame Curie of radium. Thl5 discovery was not like that of the Rontgen rays suddenly, but had been led up to by the researches 0 Becquerel and of Rontgen, and was ultimately due to ^e painst...

Radium and Cancer. A Monograph

a subject entirely beyond his comprehension and one that he must leave to the specialist. We are not suggesting that every practitioner should have a gramme or two of radium at his disposal to exper1' ment with, but he must understand something of the principles of its action and of its possibilities in the treatment of cancer, otherwise he will not be in. a position to advise his patients when...

Radium Therapy